Dixon High School held its Class of 2026 graduation ceremony Sunday, May 24, 2026, on the high school football field.

Dixon High School held its Class of 2026 commencement Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Dixon’s pedestrian bridge that’s being constructed over the Rock River near Dixon High School has officially been named "Petunia Crossing" after city council members voted Monday to approve it.

Family, friends, and loved ones packed the gym Sunday at Rock Falls High School to celebrate the school’s 147th annual commencement.

Rock Falls High School held its 147th annual commencement Sunday, May 17, 2026.

A Morrison man was taken into custody on several meth charges Thursday after police officers, who were staking out his home, watched him retrieve a box containing 420 grams of meth from his front porch.

A Sterling man has been charged with armed violence, weapons and drug offenses, accused of unlawfully carrying a gun while walking on a Sterling city street while toting a large amount of fentanyl.

Construction will begin Monday, weather permitting, on Illinois Route 2’s west-bound lanes in Sterling, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday.

The offenses are alleged to have occurred from July 7 to 13, 2025, according to Ogle County court records.